The pontiff called on Christians not to accept disparity between
men and women.

“As Christians, we must become more demanding in this regard:
for example, [by] supporting the right to equal retribution for
equal work,” he said.

Francis said he wants women to have a greater role in the
Catholic Church, but yet despite his forceful remarks on the
status of women to date he still says the “door is
closed” for women to become priests.

Advocates of female priesthood say the view of the Roman Catholic
Church is outdated. Women priests have been ordained into the
Anglican Church in relatively high numbers since the 1970’s but
some provinces still only ordain men.